Coexpression of TLR2 or TLR4 with HLA-DR potentiates the superantigenic activities of Mycoplasma arthritidis-derived mitogen.
Shio MT1, Hassan GS, Shah WA, Nadiri A, El Fakhry Y, Li H, Mourad W.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950).J Immunol.2014 Mar 15;192(6):2543-50. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1300591. Epub 2014 Feb 3.
Mycoplasma arthritidis-derived mitogen (MAM) is a member of the superantigen family that structurally differs from other members while still capable of initiating cognate APC/T cell interaction. In addition to the critical role of MHC class II molecules, it has been suggested that TLR2 and TLR4 may
Nocardia bhagyanesis sp. nov., a novel actinomycete isolated from the rhizosphere of Callistemon citrinus (Curtis), India.
Vaddavalli R1, Peddi S, Kothagauni SY, Linga VR.
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek.Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek.2014 Mar;105(3):443-50. doi: 10.1007/s10482-013-0093-0. Epub 2013 Dec 24.
A novel actinomycete strain, designated VRC07(T), was isolated from a Callistemon citrinus rhizosphere sample collected from Hyderabad, India. Its taxonomic status was determined by using polyphasic approach. It is a Gram-positive, aerobic, non-motile, weakly acid-fast strain. Phylogenetic analysis
Nocardia spp. infections can cause severe damage to the mammary gland due to suppurative pyogranulomatous lesions and lack of clinical cure in response to conventional antimicrobial therapy. Although Nocardia infections are considered relatively uncommon in cows, there has been an apparent worldwide
Rapid Identification of Mycoplasma pulmonis Isolated from Laboratory Mice and Rats Using Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry
Inflammatory lipoproteins purified from a toxigenic and arthritogenic strain of Mycoplasma arthritidis are dependent on Toll-like receptor 2 and CD14
Hasebe A,Mu HH,Washburn LR,Chan FV,Pennock ND,Taylor ML,Cole BC
Infection and immunity 75(4), 1820-1826, 2007-04
… Mycoplasma arthritidis is a naturally occurring murine pathogen, and the disease model has been used extensively to understand inflammatory mechanisms. … arthritidis were found to be more potent in activating macrophages than were those from an avirulent strain, suggesting a role in disease. … arthritidis lipoproteins exhibited infrared absorbances at 2,900 cm(-1) and 1,662 cm(-1), similar to those seen in Pam(3)-Cys-Ser-(Lys)(4). … arthritidis. …
Strains Rats:158L3-1 Mice:158L3-1 Humans: 158L3-1 Description and significance Among all prokaryotes, Mycoplasma is the smallest genus that is capable of self-replication. Comparing to other bacteria, Mycoplasma has the ...